Luminous Motion

"...University. Luminous Motion presents the challenging story of a mother-and-son relationship, a relationship that is both unusual in its..."

July 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ponette

"...deal with. A sudden car accident has caused her mother's death and left Ponette's arm broken (the limb remains..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The White Balloon

"...of the Iranian new year, young Razieh harasses her mother for money to buy a goldfish, a traditional custom...."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Only the Brave

"...their rigid, oppressive world. Alex is obsessed with the mother who left her years before and confused over her..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Imaginary Crimes

"...story is told, is old enough to remember her mother (played by Lynch in flashbacks) and recognize her father..."

Dec. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trading Mom

"...kid who has ever wished his or her nagging mother gone ought to enjoy the logic of Trading Mom...."

March 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk II

"...folk hero Fong Sai-Yuk, the well-shorn acolyte of the mother of iron. This time out, Fong is sent by..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Careful

"...noise. Brothers Franz, Gregors, and Johann reside in their mother's house, two of them attending the nearby butler's school,..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Indochine

"...Catholic schoolgirl who practices the tango with her beloved mother. Mother and daughter are inseparable until a French naval..."

March 26, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Barefoot Gen

"...with his gentle, angelic -- and very pregnant -- mother, his strong, handsome father, and two cute-as-buttons, rambunctious siblings..."

Feb. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

The Boy Who Cried Bitch

"...role), a young kid who refers to his divorced mother as “Slutbitch” and gets a kick out of leading..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Every Other Weekend

"...the suspicions of the reluctant. Baye plays a young mother who, due to the jealous and spiteful machinations of..."

Nov. 15, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Liebestraum

"...a small town in upstate New York where his mother, a woman he's never known, lies dying. Novak, as..."

Nov. 8, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Step

Inspiring doc on Baltimore teenagers

"...attendance, and life at home with her clinically depressed mother. Cori Grainger is a straight-A student, who is delighted..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brave

Although the animation looks terrific and the story features an immensely sympathetic heroine, Brave lacks the sheer imaginative oomph of prior Pixar pics.

"...story about the oft-thorny thickets of love between a mother and daughter. Set in Braveheart-era Scotland, Merida is vocally..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Violet

This moving message film tells a story about a miscarriage of Texas justice.

"...makes a strong impression as Dee, a 24-year-old single mother who supports her four daughters through a combination of..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lake City

A heavy-handed melodrama that features a young, brooding antihero and Sissy Spacek as his emotionally paralyzed mom.

"...he’s recently had to move back in with his mother in small-town Virginia, his junkie girlfriend (de Matteo) uses..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Savage Grace

You can almost smell the desperation in the twisted psychosexuality of Savage Grace, the film purportedly based on the true story of a mother-son relationship that went tragically wrong.

"...film purportedly based on the true story of a mother-son relationship that went tragically wrong. Equal parts socialite and..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Because I Said So

With a lazy, cliché, and rabid plot and paper-thin character development, this comedy's idea of fun involves the intergenerational discussion of orgasms.

"...would do and places a personal ad, which reads, "Mother seeks life partner for daughter." After interviewing the usual..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Freaky Friday

"...This remake of the 1977 Disney movie about a mother and daughter magically switching bodies for one day is..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Deep End

"...To be a mother - at least, a good one - is to..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Someone Else's America

"...neighborhood bar in Brooklyn where he lives with his mother (played by Maria Casares, who is best remembered for..."

July 5, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frankie Starlight

"...very sad. As he became older, Frankie watched his mother slowly fade away from life, despite being loved by..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Kyle Henry Calls for a National Family Intervention in Time Passages

AFS Doc Days selection delves into the challenges of family archives

"...his father and the creeping mental decline of his mother. However, Henry suggests that it’s more than that, that..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tamales: A Winter Tradition

One writer’s picks for the best in Austin

"...tamales. As a kid, I had no idea. My mother, kneading nixtamalized corn flour reconstituted with pork broth for..."

Dec. 6, 2022 Food Post by Christina Garcia

El Planeta

Spanish tale of mother-daughter grifters is an intriguing debut

"...Loosely inspired by the true story of mother and daughter grifters who bilked various merchants in the..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Parts You Lose

Icy thriller has no idea what to do with its talented cast

"...Wesley (Murphy) does not have a comfortable life. His mother (Winstead) loves him but struggles to stand up to..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Patti Cake$

A hip-hop star is born in New Jersey

"...actress Danielle Macdonald in her breakout American role. Patti’s mother Barb, an alcoholic who abandoned her own singing career..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Endless Poetry

Portrait of an artist as a young man

"...Reality ends: on a ship taking Alejandro and his mother and father from their small coastal town of Tocopilla..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Peter and the Wolf Go to Texas

Lionheart Youth Theatre's new adaptation unites the music of Mother Falcon with the puppets of Glass Half Full Theatre

"...Stateside at the Paramount (Texan tall tale, girl hero, Mother Falcon, indie rock), you travel a long and winding..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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